Networking PC to iPC and DL.2's?

I'm having trouble making my PC play friendly with both an iPC and DL.2's at the same time.

Normally the PC just runs the CMA for the DL.2's and the iPC runs with its loop-back adapter. On occasions that I use the PC as a networked console, it usually takes some monkeying around to get it talking to the iPC (rebooting things, assigning ip addresses... I don't know really, I just keep messing around till it works), but then the CMA doesn't find the DL.2's any longer.

I recently tried out the file sharing feature of v2.4, which worked amazingly easy (didn't have to reboot anything or assign new ip addresses), but once again the CMA no longer sees the DL.2's.

So I would love it if someone could give me some detailed instructions on how to make this work in a rock solid manner. :1zhelp:

Here is my setup:
Ethernet Switch 1: lines to each DL.2 (2 of them), line to switch 2
Ethernet Switch 2: lines to iPC, PC, line from switch 1
PC: 1 network card for lighting network, 1 card for internet

Thanks.
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    I currently don't have any DHCP server anywhere in my network (iPC and PC don't have the option, and I'm using switches not routers). Therefore I think everything is being assigned default IP addresses by Windows XP. Could the problem be that things are getting assigned to the same IP address?

    Also, could having two network connections confuse the CMA in some manner so that it is just looking at the wrong network and not finding the servers?

    Thanks for the help. I'll have to play with this some more this weekend.
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    I currently don't have any DHCP server anywhere in my network (iPC and PC don't have the option, and I'm using switches not routers). Therefore I think everything is being assigned default IP addresses by Windows XP. Could the problem be that things are getting assigned to the same IP address?

    Also, could having two network connections confuse the CMA in some manner so that it is just looking at the wrong network and not finding the servers?

    Thanks for the help. I'll have to play with this some more this weekend.
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